TheInternetdidn'tkillthemuseums.Instead,itisnowthemostpowerfulweaponformuseummanagerstoattractyoungvisitors.ThatistrueevenfortheForbiddenCity,whoseofficialnamei
In the past few days, curator of the Palace Museum Shan Jixiang has been well known on the Chinese social network. He claimed himself as a gatekeeper of the Palace Museum, and he said that his mission is not only to care for cultural relics, but also to expand the cultural influence of the Palace Museum.
ByAPDWriterYangSiyaoFornearly500years,theForbiddenCityservedastheemperorshome.In1925,thenewChinesegovernmentturnedtheForbiddenCityintoamuseum.Inthepastfewdays,
If the Chinese emperor who ordered the Forbidden City's construction were still alive, he'd be rapping about his courtly antics and taking photos with an iPhone.
A recently released Chinese documentary featuring the Forbidden City's cultural relics andtheir restorers' lives became a surprise hit, with more than 2.4 million watching it on iQIYI, amajor video-streaming website in China.
Walking on his tiptoes, Ping'an strolls through Beijing's Forbidden City, his suspecting eyes glowing in the dark of the palace that once housed emperors and their concubines.
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